Senegal: Five Troops Missing After Casamance Rebel Attack

Senegal's army said Monday it was searching for five missing soldiers following an attack last week by rebels in the southern separatist region of Casamance.

"Search operations are under way to ensure the free movement of people and goods but also to find five of our soldiers who are still missing," the army said in a statement.

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